Improvement in apparatus for making-cheese



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itotcll 53mm one emu-ef EDWIN LEE YANOY, OF BATAVIA, AND'OHARLES EDWINDORMAN, OF

' PEMBROKE, NEW YORK..

Letters Patent No. 108,866, dated November l, 1870 antedated October 29,1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ot thesame.

To all whom yit may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN Lun YANcv, of Batavia, and CHARLES En WINDolman, of Pembroke, .in the county of Genesee, and State of New York,have invented a certain new and improved Machine for ManufacturingCheese; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and complete description of the same, reference being had totheaccompanying drawing making palt of this specification, in whichdrawing- Figure 1 is a front view of the machine.

Figure 2, a side view.

Figure 3, 'a vertical transverse section.

Figures 4, 5, and 0, detached sections.

Lilie letters of reference refer to like parts in thc several views.

Objective.

This invention has for its object the manufacturing of cheese in suchway that said cheese shall have a central hole therein for the purposeof facilitating the curing ot' the cheese by drying it from the center,as well as from the circumference. i

Descriptive.

In 1ig..l, A- represents a frame, which constitutes Attached to thefront side of said table, by means of the hingesgaf, is a frame, C,supported at the front by the hinged legs I).

The purpose of said frame is to serve as an extension of the table 13,on which the cheese and hoops stand previous to or subsequent topressing.

lIhe frame, when not required for immediate use, may be adjusted underthe table out of the way, as indicated by the dotted-line b, g. 2.

E is the press-board, and

F, the cheesc-board,on which the hoop G stands while containing thecheese H, lig. 3, a top view of which is shown in iig. 5.'

It willrbe observed that from the center of the cheese-board extends astandard, I, iig. 4, the purpose of which will presently be shown.

J, iig. 3, is the follower, a detached view of which is shown in tig. 6.

It will be seen that the upper side of the cheesehoard, and also thcunder side of the follower, are each covered with rubber cloth, c,whereby the curd or cheese is prevented from adhering to them when underpress ure, thereby dispensing with the use of the ordinary lcheese-cloths.

Operativo.

-The practical, operation of this apparatus islas follows: i 0n placingthe hoop,'cheese, and press-boards on the table, as shown in tigs. l and2, a proper quantity of curd for a cheese is now thrown into the hooparound the standard referred to.

The follower J is placed upon the curd. The whole is now pushed backunder the press, which is or may be of the ordinary kind, and the powerapplied in the ordinary way. v

It will be obvious that on the removal ofthe cheese from the hoop therewill be a hole formed through the center thereof by the standard, thepurpose of which is, as ahovesaid, to cause a more rapid curing ofthecheese.

It not nnii'equent-l y happens that, in consequence ofVA the greatpressure expended upon the cheese while in the hoop, it becomes amattei' of much labor and difiiculty to remove the follower therefrom;and to do this a bar is frequently used, which is allowed to rest uponthe edge of the hoop for a fulerum, and thus used as a lever for liftingup the follower.V l

' A lever used in this manner bruises the edges of the hoop. To preventthis injury to the hoop an adjustable guard, K, figs. l and 2, is placedon the edge, and upon which the lever rests, thereby not only saving theedge of the hoop from being injured, but also adding to its strength, sothat more power can be applied for removing the follower without injuryto the hoop.

Claim.

IVhat we ela-im as our invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The standard I, in combination with the cheeseboard F, in the manner asdescribed, and for the purpose specified.

E. L. YANCY. C. E. DORMAN.

IVitnesses S. COOPER, GEO. G. STEGMANN.

